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SMART WAYS TO LEARN: THE PRINCIPLES, PROCESS, AND PRACTICES OF LEARNING

Ghufran Ahmad

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LUMS No : 12-002-2021-2

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2021

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The note on smart ways to learn summarises recent findings of the science of learning. During the last three decades, researchers have conducted numerous studies on effective learning and have accumulated a large number of findings that now have reached a state of convergence to inform the practice. Research has highlighted the deficiencies of some common approaches to learning that students and faculty use and has also identified a number of good practices and demonstrated their efficacy. This note a) presents a framework that organises current research findings and the good practices of learning and b) describes the practices to students to help them learn better. The faculty can also use the learning practices described in the note to design courses. The teaching note explains how faculty may teach the note in class or assign the note to students to help them understand how they can adapt and apply effective learning practices. The teaching note further explains how faculty may incorporate the practices into the course design. Finally, the teaching note shares some background research about effective learning practices.

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